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Marine Weather and Tides Kaktovik, AK Version 3.4

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Sunrise 3:58AM

Sunset 11:55PM

Thursday July 18, 2019 7:34 PM AKDT (03:34 UTC)

Moonrise 1:09AM

Moonset 3:11AM

Illumination 96%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Kaktovik, AK

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Fxak69 pafg 190001 afdafg northern alaska forecast discussion national weather service fairbanks ak 401 pm akdt Thu jul 18 2019 Discussion A series of weather fronts moving east across the north slope over the next few days will be our main forecast challenge today. These fronts will bring precipitation along with gusty winds to the north slope. South of the brooks range, each of these systems will scattered showers and gusty winds (especially in the northern part of the interior). The models are in relatively good agreement with the main synoptic scale features out through Saturday. Thereafter they begin to diverge on the details of the synoptic scale pattern; however, they generally show a ridge building in over the southern and eventually eastern interior late this weekend into early next week. Interior: scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected this evening, primarily southeast of a line from chalkytsik to mcgrath. A surface low moving across the brooks range will bring some gusty west to southwesterly winds to areas north of the yukon river this evening. Temperatures for Friday will be a few degrees cooler than today for most locations across the interior, with the warmest conditions expected over the yukon flats. The airmass over most of the interior will be more stable on Friday, with isolated thunderstorms confined to areas right along the canadian border. Elsewhere, there could be a few showers around; however, it will likely be very spotty. The cooling trend will continue on Saturday. Any thunderstorms on Saturday will be confined to areas to the southeast of tok. A weather front associated with a low moving across the arctic coast will bring increased chances for showers as it moves from west to east Saturday and Saturday night. This front will also cause southwesterly winds to increase across most of the interior; however, the strongest of the winds will be along and north of the yukon river. A ridge aloft will build back over the interior Sunday into early next week. A warming trend in temperatures is expected as the ridge builds back in; however, the models differ in the exact details of how this will play out at the moment.

North slope and brooks range: a front will bring rainfall to most areas north of the brooks range as is moves from west to east tonight. Winds will turn westerly and increase behind the front; however, the strongest winds with this system are expected to remain north of the coast, as the low associated with the front will remain well north of the coast. A second low will move northeast across the arctic coast on Saturday. This low and the associated front will bring stronger winds than the first low along with more precipitation. The models still have differences in the placement and strength of this system. West coast: a weather front will bring more organized rainfall to areas north of the seward peninsula tonight. A second front will bring (heavier) rainfall on Saturday to the northwest arctic. This second front will bring strong southwesterly winds to the northwest arctic coast early Saturday morning. Coastal hazard potential days 3 and 4... None. Fire weather Isolated thunderstorms are expected in the eastern interior and along the alaska range this evening. A cold front will pass through the interior tonight. This front will bring cooler temperatures for Friday for most of the interior with an increase in rh values. The cooling trend will continue through for Saturday. The airmass behind the front will be more stable, limiting chances for thunderstorm development. On Friday isolated thunderstorms confined to areas right along the canadian border, while on Saturday any thunderstorms will be confined to areas to the southeast of tok. Hydrology 0.25 to 1.0 inches of rainfall is across much of the north slope and the brooks range as a series of systems move through the area. This will cause some minor rises in rivers that drain the brooks range. Afg watches warnings advisories Small craft advisory for pkz230-pkz235. Jul 19

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Barter Island, Barter Island LRRS Airport, AK	127 mi	42 min	ENE 11	10.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy	49°F	46°F	90%	1005.9 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Flaxman Island, Alaska

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